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Category Archives: Money
Economics Made Simple
Ed Kless gave a great presentation on “Economics Made Simple” tonight. Using an interactive game, he demonstrated how wealth is created by simply trading items among individuals. Since I hear things like ‘it is a zero sum game’ and ‘the … Continue reading
The History Of Money
The history of money is fascinating: http://www.xat.org/xat/moneyhistory.html
Posted in Money, Politics
Tagged central bank, currency, fiat, Fractional Reserve Banking, Money
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IRS is 150 Years Old
One of the most evil branches of the government is the IRS. They are about to turn 150, so I thought I would jot down a few notes about the agency. Started by Abraham Lincoln (and the Congress) to pay for Civil … Continue reading
A Guide to American Federal Debt Made Easy
An informative and humorous video: DEBT LIMIT – A GUIDE TO AMERICAN FEDERAL DEBT MADE EASY.
Birds and Bees of Money w/ Extra Sarcasm
Pretty funny new video from Andrew Klaven explaining that money = desire. (I prefer money = labor, but his description works too)
Crash Course – Economy / Energy / Environment
This is important enough that I’d like everyone I care about to be very familiar with this information. I’m posting it here in hopes of spreading the information. I heard an interview of Chris Martenson today. Something about his analytical/scientific … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting, Money
Tagged Chris Martenson, collapse, crash course, economy, energy, environment, future, Jack Spirko, peak oil, sustainability
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Inflation Chart Porn
Recently, I was turned on to the website “National Inflation Association“. They are one of the numerous groups that are concerned about the possibility of hyperinflation and the detrimental effects of inflation. The charts below are all from their website, and … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting, Money
Tagged charts, graphs, hyperinflation, inflation, money supply, wages
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Investment Fair
I spent my Friday night and most of Saturday at an investment fair. Not real entertaining, but very interesting. There was a wide variety of speakers. The most useful were the educational speakers and the 3-panel Q/A session with experienced … Continue reading
The Truth About Market Timing
Kim Snider produced a 10-minute video explaining why market timing and buy and hold investing techniques are bad ideas. This is old news if you listen to Kim, but if you not familiar with her work, this is very valuable … Continue reading
